Example Sentences

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In the hotel lobby, I paid my bill, but the receptionist's hands were trembling so much she couldn't sign the receipt.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2022

When Ah Bi was finally reunited with her daughter and they had made it home, her hands were trembling as she put her daughter to bed.

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2019

Rhonda was so nervous her hands were trembling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2017

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., a government agency, had taken over the bank and was desperately seeking buyers at a time when financial markets were cratering and even the nation’s biggest banks were trembling.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2016

Her hands were trembling and the emotion in her voice was making it hard to get her words out.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson